Opinions

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The IRS 403(b) Regulations are not the only large change sponsors of 403(b) plans are dealing with - expanded Form 5500 requirements...

October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I was struck by the recent CareerBuilder survey on awkward workplace moments.

Somewhere in the course of your professional life, you have no doubt heard (or used) the expression about what happens when you assume...

September 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With new 403(b) regulations effective 1/1/2009, sponsors of 403(b) plans are looking for help, creating a great opportunity for retirement plan advisers wanting...

Sitting in the audience at the ASPPA/DoL Speaks conference last week, I was reminded just how disruptive it can be to have a new boss.

September 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's been a lot of discussion about this year's flu shots, the H1N1 virus, and when and how many shots you'll need/want.

September 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you want to get a quick sense of just how fast time flies, consider that it was only a year ago today...

September 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Friday, of course, is the eighth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

September 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I asked readers if they texted while they drove.

September 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just because the Department of Labor (DoL) provided relief to 403(b) sponsors from reporting certain assets when filing Form 5500 doesn't mean they...

September 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today PLANSPONSOR opens nominations for our Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards.

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers if they knew what they were paying for their defined contribution plan account - if so, how...

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hard to believe, but Labor Day is just around the corner, and with it the end of summer.

10 Things You're (Probably) Doing Wrong—or Not Doing Right—as a Plan Fiduciary.

August 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - OK, this is a simple question - perhaps deceptively so.

August 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having just dropped a Class of 2013 daughter off at college, I found the Beloit College Mindset list, more than customarily interesting.

Being a plan fiduciary is a tough job—and one that, it's probably fair to say—is underappreciated, if not undercompensated.

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week I also asked readers if they thought the markets were past the worst of it.

August 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One of the as-yet-unresolved issues regarding health care reform is the proposal (by some) to tax health care benefits, or at least health...

When it comes to qualified retirement plans, there are three kinds of people: people who are fiduciaries and know it, people who aren't fiduciaries and know it, and...